The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday that farmers can use some existing supplies of herbicides based on the chemical dicamba, despite a federal court ruling last week that halted sprayings.
US allows farmers to use existing supplies of dicamba weedkillers
An Arizona court decision vacated the EPA's registration of dicamba-based herbicides
U.S. dicamba ruling won’t touch Canada: Bayer
Thousands of American farmers who have already bought the herbicide now in a bind after court bans over-the-top use
An Arizona court decision that essentially prohibits American farmers from using dicamba for over-the-top spraying on soybeans and cotton will not stop Canadian growers from using the herbicide this year, says Bayer Crop Science Canada.
US court cancels approvals for widely used dicamba weedkillers
EPA violated procedures mandating public input, judge rules
A U.S. court has nullified the government's latest approvals of certain agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to resist them.
Growing resistance drives new fungicide for pulses
Product a response to Group 11 resistance in lentils and field peas, says company
Reading Time: 2 minutes Growing resistance in some Western Canadian pulse crops has prompted the development of a new fungicide earmarked for a 2024 release. Reports of Group 11 resistance starting in 2019 caused BASF Canada to “pivot” its strategy around RevyPro, billed by the company as “Designed in Western Canada for Western Canadian growers.” “Group 11 resistance has […] Read more
Win a grant for a local organization
Nominations accepted until April 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute A lucky community organization in Alberta will receive a grant of $25,000 if its nomination from a grower captures a public vote. Growers have until April 30 to submit a nomination for the ‘Growing Home with BASF’ contest put on by BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions. “In a short write-up, tell us why they deserve $25,000 […] Read more
BASF halting hybrid wheat seed development in North America
Results 'have not achieved development goals we set'
Reuters — Global chemicals and crop seeds company BASF is halting development of hybrid wheat in North America after results of seed trials failed to reach development goals, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. BASF will instead focus development of the new type of wheat in European markets, aiming to launch the technology there “toward […] Read more
Complaints prompt change to InVigor seed treatment
There were numerous complaints about poor canola establishment but BASF says it wasn’t a lot of acres
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – BASF will change the base seed treatment for InVigor canola hybrids next year out of an “abundance of caution,” says a senior company official. The announcement follows a string of farmer complaints this spring about establishment issues in their InVigor stands. The company will remove Vercorace, debuted this year as a broad-spectrum […] Read more
Bayer, BASF win new trial on damage award in U.S. dicamba suit
Reuters — Bayer and BASF have won a new trial on US$60 million in punitive damages they were ordered to pay a Missouri peach farmer who said dicamba, a herbicide they produced, drifted onto his orchard and harmed his crops. The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that a federal jury was wrongly told […] Read more
BASF pegs InVigor canola woes
BASF says they are aware of the issues farmers are seeing in some of their canola varieties. A statement from the company, released in mid-June, noted that some InVigor hybrids “may be encountering various challenges that could be hindering crop establishment this season.” The issue had been noted in “select geographies” in Western Canada, according […] Read more
Safety awareness program for farm kids returns
Reading Time: < 1 minute A safety initiative for farm children is being brought back after a successful launch last year. The BASF Safety Scouts program gives out kits that include an adjustable child-sized safety vest, safety-themed activity and colouring sheets, and badges. Last year, more than 2,000 kits were sent out to farm families across the country, said BASF […] Read more
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